Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *kicw- ~ *kucy-

Meaning: clothes; to cover

Semitic: *kusī-t- ~ *kisū-t 'kind of clothes', *ksw 'wear'

Egyptian: kꜣs 'kind of clothes' (late)

Western Chadic: *kic-/*kwac- 'finish the plaiting of a grass roof, mat' 1 , 'mat floor' 2

Central Chadic: *kVc- 'clothes'

East Chadic: *kwaS- 'spin'

High East Cushitic: *kacc- `dress'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1390

Proto-Semitic: *kusī-t- ~ *kisū-t 1, *ksw 2

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'kind of clothes' 1, 'wear' 2

Akkadian: kusītu 1

Ugaritic: ks-t 1

Hebrew: kǝsūt 1

Arabic: ksw (u) 2

Notes: Considered a derived noun <*ksw 'to cover' Kogan Addenda to HSED 1489

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: kꜣs

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'kind of clothes' (l)

Notes: -ꜣ- may reflect a vowel

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *kic-/*kwac-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'finish the plaiting of a grass roof, mat' 1 , 'mat floor' 2

Hausa: kíc̣ḕ 1

Polchi: kwasǝ 2 [Cs N 153]

Notes: Note semantics 'mat' both in W and CCh.

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *kVc-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'clothes'

Higi Baza: lǝ̀-gùsa [Kr: 144]

Higi Nkafa: lu-kusɛ [Kr: 134]

Higi Ghye: kuza [Kr: 164]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: lu-kwusa [Kr: 154]

Malgwa: káčekáče [Lr]

Notes: Cf. Mofu -kǝ́sw- 'plait quickly'.

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *kwaS-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'spin'

Tumak: koǯ

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *kacc-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: `dress'

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): kácc-i

Notes: Sas Bur 112

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